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Read What Our Volunteers Are Saying About DCN!
You Don't Have To Be A Techie
"You do not have to be a techie to be a valued DCN
volunteer. Techies are essential for some of DCN's work but by no means
all of it.
I've been a DCN volunteer for about 12 years.
The impetus at first was that I had a web project to create and I knew
absolutely nothing about the Internet or any of its technologies!
So, during a period in DCN's life when it was involved with a UCD
grant, I attended a couple of workshops. I love learning new and
challenging things especially when they are intrinsically useful.
As time went on I came to appreciate the value and
social significance of what was happening on the Internet and became
more active in DCN for DCN's sake rather than my own. The Davis
Community is important to me and I saw that I could be useful in
helping the community to understand and use some of the new ways of
communicating information."
~Anne Hance, senior citizen volunteer since 1995
Being A Part Of An Organization For 13 Years!
“I have been a DCN volunteer for about twenty
years. I joined when a grant from UC Davis and Pacific Bell
allowed my classroom and the DHS library to be connected to the
internet. (It was the first K-12 connection to the internet) DCN
and UC Davis volunteers gave so much to my students and the school that
I realized that it is an organization that is extremely beneficial to
the community.
During the time I have been a volunteer, DCN has
'assisted to level the playing field' for many Davis citizens- parents,
students, organizations, the Migrant community by providing accounts,
classes, the community calendar, etc.
This is an organization that truly helps the
community. I am proud to be part of it.”
~Jan Meizel, volunteer since 1992
Be Part Of A Fantastic Team
“My first encounter with DCN was as a school parent
looking for an alternative to handle newsletter distribution which was
not only rising in costs, but slow in delivery due to a change in bulk
mail policy. Thanks in part to the generous resources and
effective guidance of DCN, PTA quickly developed a functional,
informative and ad-free website. In addition, it was able to
start experimenting with a 'new' form of communication via listservers.
Today, with DCN's assistance, most local PTAs/PTOs and many
school parent groups have a sustainable website and a vibrant network
of communication via listservers. It's empowering!
What attracted me to volunteer at DCN, aside from
the pleasure of working with some fantastically knowledgeable folks, is
to be a part of a team with a strong spirit of volunteerism and
civic-mindedness.”
~T. Chang, volunteer since 2001.
Why I Believe In DCN
"I really believe in the mission of DCN and believe
that there should be community-based media and community-based
technology resources for non-profits and individuals so that technology
and the Internet can be built for community building
purposes."
~Kari Peterson, volunteer since 1993
Staying Connected
“Our [Omsoft] office got involved with DCN by
bidding to provide Internet Access services to its dial up customers.
At that time, I was also asked to work on the Techops committee to help
transition these accounts to the new company. Since then, we've helped
to provide public Internet access systems in the community, provided
years of support to DCN users and have tried to place community groups
in contact with DCN's other committees. At this time, I chair Techops
intermittently on an as needed basis.”
~Robert Nickerson, volunteer since 1997
The “First Fifty”
"I was asked to be one of the DCN 'First Fifty' by
Joan Gargano, a close friend who was a supervisor in the UCD Technology
office...Joan was instrumental in applying for and receiving the
CalTrans grant that started DCN. Anyway, Joan brought me in
because I was a lawyer, and they needed some legal assistance in
incorporating DCN as a 501(c)(3) non-profit. I had no experience in
this (I work as an appellate lawyer), but I figured out what we needed
to do and drafted the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws that still
govern DCN today (with minor amendments). I was made Secretary of
DCN."
~Kimball Sargent, volunteer since approximately
1994